The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-12-15
TRAIN ROBBERS.
An Express Train Held Up in Arkansas
Passanpars IInmnlestad

An Express Train Held Up in Arkansas
Passengers Unmolested.
LITTLE RouK, Ark, December 10-InformatiOn
is ct received here that the train bound north
ove' the st. Louis, Arkansas and Texas railroad
was stopped by train robbers ten miles this side of
Texarkana, Ark, late last night, and the express
car, mail and passengers all relieved OF cash. The
amount lie not yet known.
Governor Hughes has just received the following
from General Superintendent Holman, of the st.
Louis, Arkansas and Texas railroad:
'TExARKANA, December 10.
"To N s. Hughes, Govern,r:
"Our north-bOund passenger train was robbed
about ten miles north of here asst eve ing, about
O'Clock, by three masked men. The express car
was robbed. The passengers and mail we're not
molested. | have started an armed posse from
here north and from Leadville south. pc se has
also gone up the Iron Mountain road to Mande-
vile. III eherif will watch the roads leading to
this place.
ISignedl "W. P. HoMAN Il"
az d conviction OF each robber. The railroad com
pany also offers several thousand dollars reward.
The amount taken Is Id to reach 81 900
The Gaz tt 20 Inc Bluff special says: "A rob-
berry 'curred al O'Clock last night twelve miles
north of TeXarkana, on the train bound north r.
p. Johnson postal clerk duty at the time, SAY >
the lrain WIS suddenly stopped, when moving out
of Geneva station. He saw three rough-looking
men board the engine, and he KEW some
t tRs lights T IN his comp s S1 snd
locked the doors The express messenger did the
me thing. The three robbers were armed with
Wioch ster rifles and couple of pistols each;
The ordered the doors opened aud fired several
snots through them and through the Windows.
Y ey then Ust pic axe, and johnson fired one
shot through the window, which was answered by
Il o ley. Findn that resistance was uselese, and
the livss # he fireman and engineer at stake, the
express messenger opened HE do re-, when light
was struck and the search the robbers began
j, hneon does not k,ow exactly, but thinks the
robbers must have gotten Y10,U0. A good dea OF
Louisiana ttery money went up in small denom'
nations.
Thu leader of the robbers was much agtsted
and the mail clerk told him he WAS more scared
than he (JuhnsOn) was. j h con Gays he would
know one Of the men anywhere The leader weighs
about 20 pc nds, and is a thick, heavy
set man: very rough, big hands and feet, and blue
eyes. The conductor opened the door nd wat
fired on There was panic among the paesen
gers, who seemed paralyZed wi fear.
After cutting the expr 90 car they
entered the mail car. johnson expostulated that
1t was Unc SANS dominion and that they ALREADY
mails it would go hard with them.
One If the robbie replied:
"That's 8 ,, and that they would not touch the
mails.'
Great excitement prevails In the region of tht
robbery and mounted men .cOuring the woods
everywhere. The officials at Lewisyille went out
as soon as notified, with posse.
After the robbery the officers we're soon on tht
ground, nd two of them ha1 running fight will
the robb re- for about q mile and half One rob
Der has lost his hat snd cartridge box. Another
was wounded, as ehOwn by lOOd along the trail
the parties we're mounted and, far the rObber
have escap d, although their capture is hourly ex
pected, as the officers securing the country fl
every direction. The passengers were no
mOleeted